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8 April 2026

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Nominate a hero/heroine of addiction recovery

The DB Recovery+ McLean Deconstructing Stigma Recovery Awards are the ‘Oscars’ celebrating stars in the field of recovery from addictive behaviours. They recognise, celebrate and encourage the lifesaving but under-recognised vocation of dedicated workers – and are open to all. Nominate your

Queer Recovery Capital

Assoc Professor David Patton and lecturer Adam Brett of University of Derby invite readers to the launch on 23 June of Queer Recovery Capital: LGBTQ+ Pathways From Addiction to Recovery, from New Central Media with Recovery Connections. “This is more than

Do your lungs heal when you quit?

“It used to be thought that the lungs couldn’t regenerate,” said Dr Charlotte Dean, head of the lung development and disease group at Imperial College London. “But we know now that’s not the case. Broadly speaking, they can repair when

Empathy wins The Conversation award

Jeremy Howick, Professor of Empathic Healthcare at the University of Leicester, was named by The Conversation as this year’s winner of the Professor Sir Paul Curran Award for Excellence in Academic Journalism. He wrote 26 articles that garnered 775,000 page

Alcohol drinking motives and NoLo

University of Sheffield et al confirmed that, while hazardous drinking is positively associated with NoLo consumption, for those drinking to cope with depression, for enhancement or for social reasons, this effect diminishes, limiting the public health potential for those who

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